Hyderabad: Third Transgender person dies after self-immolation protest in Borabanda

A third transgender person, Navneetha, died at Gandhi Hospital after suffering severe burns during a protest in Borabanda last week. Eight people had set themselves on fire demanding action against Monalisa, who was later arrested. Two others died earlier

Hyderabad: A transgender person who had allegedly self-immolated during a protest at Borabanda on Monday last week has succumbed while undergoing treatment at Gandhi Hospital on Tuesday morning. With this, the toll in the suicide case rose to three.

The transgender person identified as Navneetha (24), a resident of Borabanda, along with a group of transgender persons, held a protest at Borabanda bus stand demanding action against Monalisa, a transgender person who is a leader of another group.

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During the protest, a group of transgender people had doused themselves with petrol and set themselves ablaze. Eight of them had suffered burns and were shifted to Gandhi Hospital for treatment.

Earlier, two transgender persons, Afsana and Heena, who were admitted to the hospital, died on November 20 and 23.

Following a complaint, the Borabanda police had earlier arrested a transgender Monalisa last Wednesday and remanded her in judicial custody.